Design Therapeutics, Inc. (DSGN) vs 4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. (FDMT)

Design Therapeutics, Inc. and 4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. are both Biotechnology companies. Design Therapeutics, Inc. and 4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. are of similar size ($809.3M and $807.1M). Design Therapeutics, Inc. has the higher net margin (0.00% vs −194.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (0.00% vs −186.9%). Across the 16 metrics below, Design Therapeutics, Inc. leads on 10 and 4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric DSGN FDMT Biotechnology median
P/E n/m n/m 7.88
P/S 3,363.10 11.05 11.47
P/B 3.77 2.49 2.52
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 21.16
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 0.74
EV/Sales 2,445.42 7.34 10.73
Earnings yield (9.70%) (18.18%) (28.84%)
Free cash flow yield (7.27%) (15.34%) (23.03%)

Profitability

Metric DSGN FDMT Biotechnology median
Gross margin 0.00% 100.00% 65.16%
Operating margin 0.00% (214.24%) 0.00%
Net margin 0.00% (194.74%) 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% (169.51%) 0.00%
Return on equity (34.13%) (43.25%) (57.72%)
Return on assets (32.33%) (37.09%) (49.22%)
Return on invested capital 0.00% (186.91%) 0.00%

Growth

Metric DSGN FDMT Biotechnology median
Revenue growth (TTM) — 278,712.12% 5.64%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (38.64%) 18.79% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 44.32% 8.40%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric DSGN FDMT Biotechnology median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.05 0.00
Current ratio 18.86 8.03 4.73
Net debt to EBITDA 2.68 2.52 0.96

Dividend

Metric DSGN FDMT Biotechnology median
Dividend yield — — 2.10%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric DSGN FDMT Biotechnology median
Market cap 809.26m 807.12m 162.10m

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